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Two, Three, and Four find themselves in the general population of the
Hyperion-8 Maximum Security Galactic Detention Facility, unaware that
Six had sold them out to the GA. One and Five meanwhile are held in the
staff wing of the facility, pending release. Six tells One and Five that
his real name is Kal Varrik, an undercover GA agent tasked with
bringing them in. He later tasks Five with decoding an encrypted file
that reveals a devastating secret from his past. One delves into his
wife's murder, and uncovers some inconsistencies that suggest Marcus
Boone was not responsible. He is then visited by Jace Corso, who shoots
him dead.